Bucks Lake

The Poker Run is definitely ON. We are not blessed with an overabundance of snow, but it is adequate and rideable. So, time to obey that inner voice that is saying, “Get out there and ride.”

The weather page is now uploading. To reach it, just click past the picture. We are still working on the picture.

Boy, is this ever frustrating. Our webhost, dreamhost, got hacked last week and had to have all of their users reset their passwords. We were traveling, so did not get the message. We are back at the Lake now, and discovered all of this.

So we reset our password, and discovered dreamhost is having ANOTHER attack. So we will just have to go with whatever they are dealing with. If this goes on for any more than just a few more days, we will switch to another web host.

Meanwhile I can tell you the snow coverage is just adequate, and should be OK for the poker run next Saturday.  We might get an inch or two over the next two days, and every bit will help. The weather next Saturday will be spectacular, so come on up and ride!!

With what looks like, finally, the arrival of winter, Plumas County is finished plowing, so you are forewarned. No more wheeled vehicles.

It is about time we got to ride…..

I did everything I could think of to fix the camera, and it would not work. Then it fixed itself…… Refer back to the headline…….

I’m beating on the camera to get it to start uploading again, but meanwhile, I can tell you we have strange, unfamiliar white stuff on the ground again. And I hear we might get some more. Strange days…..

You can see from the picture that what little snow we have is going fast. You could drive to just about every cabin, though in a few places, 4 wheel drive would be useful. Also, the back road is open and essentially dry. And, just to tempt you, I have heard that Lakeshore will be open for New Years weekend.

On another note, the PG&E garage down by the dam was broken into, and equipment was stolen. So, note the license plates of any strange vehicle you might see if you are at the lake, and also, if you are at your cabin, that makes it pretty hard for someone to break in. My fear is that, come spring, we may find a number of cabins broken into……

Yes it has been a while since we updated. But, not much has been happening. The bad news is that we are still driving. The good news is that with a 4X4, you can reach most of the cabins, and that would, if it holds, provide many cabin owners who do not snowmobile with a rare chance to visit the lake over the holidays. But you really need to know how to drive in snow and ice, since the dirt roads to the cabins are really slick.

The latest we have ever been able to drive in was January 16, several years ago. I do remember it started snowing the next day and continued for about 10 days, with about 8 feet accumulated. And then it just kept up so that whole winter turned out to be close to “normal,” what ever that is.

So, don’t give up on winter just yet.

The latest from Joe Blackwell. The Road Department will be plowing all of the Bucks Lake area roads today to try to keep them open through the holiday weekend. Joe reminds us that if a serious storm moves in, THEY WILL STOP PLOWING, and people will be responsible for getting their own vehicles out. There is a Wednesday/Thursday storm coming, so keep a weather eye out. MH

Yes, sad news. Long time Bucks Lake cabin owner, Ken Malmquist, died this morning in Reno. He wife was at his side. I understand there will be private services. MH